COORDINATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction

Example:

'and' in 'John and Mary' or in 'John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is 'or' in 'will you go or stay?'

Synonyms:

coordinating; coordinative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

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